Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-30
RANDOLPH NOTES.
How IA" Crops are Earring General News
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. Ns@r.. torrYoataar, er 10. E,g.1,r
BEVERLY. W, Va, July 27-The
weather Tor the past ten DAYS has been
warmer in the, section than it has been for
years Growing crops Of all kinds were
nearly burnt up Tor want Of rain, aud pas
lures were almost as 'alr,n Of vegetation
aS the turnp,Nr-. Il ia, drought had have
continued mulch Longer, nat nu'y crops and
/ tdt pastures would have been destroyed,
. bU; stock ui all kinds would have uatur-
ally suffered arcordmgiy Hat saturday
. e' ,I!ag very refreshing shower passed
TINS section ANA yesterday heavy rains
prevailed throughout the valley.
The ra3i,uld fever is LImOsi at fever heat
IN TIN, section nov Tue last of May,
Hon II G.. DAVIS, :. t. EIkiu~, Captain
Parsons, chief engineer, Mr. Thomas Davis,
aud Senator Brown, |. :. y, were here in
. the interest of the West Virginia Central
road, and vent ou a prospecting tour in the
/ Interests OF the GuId Is tar ~ Elkwattr,
/ twenty miles south OF Beverly, ard were
50 well pleased with the country aud route
/ that they deemed further examination I'M
| necessary and returned to Piedmont.
/ Friday evening Messrs Davis and FL
ktU~, with their wives and children ar
rived here ana left Saturday morning for
/ Mmgo Flats, the upper end OF the valley,
and after spending few days there will
/ 20 On tn the Webster Springs. Last April
/ an" Board OF Directors met IN Baltimore
aud ordered the road to be extended in
/ southwestyrly direction to Charleston,
Since tucu Capt Parsons, Chief Engineer
Of the road. has had large force OF huuds
at WORK making the permanent location
and have finished that from Davis City to
Cheat river at the confluence %, Shaver's
Fork OF Cheat and the Black Fork, about
- ur 50 miles east of Beverley. 4 large
Iorre of hands are at work grading the
road down TO Cheat river, and II Is expect
ed that the read viii he completed to that
pom, late in the fall and then extended on
ru Charleston Via Beverly The excite
mem; has caused business to boom. On
Cheat river, where the road will reach this
lall Il great deal OF land has already
changed hands, SOME OF Il ut fancy prices.
The Huliug- Bros OF Pennsylvania have
the. contract Ia boom the river and som"
wealthy capitalists OF New York have
taken options on some valuable tracts Oi
land, with u view OF erecting extensive
mills
The extension of this road will develop
some of the most valuable portion of West
Virginia, consisting OF valuable timber Of
all kiudS, iron ore, aud coal Of supero"
quality. and OF an almost ineNhaustiblc
quantity. Randolph county has the thick
ct uudryel0prd veins OF bllumiuous coal
ia the United States, ranging from ~ to 80
feet Ia thickness The thickest section on
exhibition al the Philadelphia Centennial
was mined IRON ~ foot vein, and was OF
that thickness when placed on exhibition
in the main building. The expense OF
mining the exhibit OF Randolph county
WAS drirayr.i 10y the Hon. Lewis Mckenzie,
President ot the W. X .. X. IL, q project
sd road from Alexandria 10 SOME point on
the Ohio, near H,Ukersburg.
The mountain counties OF West Virginia
contain vast wealth. lying in a dormant
condition and are only awaiting theIdveui
OF capital and enterprise and energy like
Nh Davis aud his associates to deyclopc II.
II seems as if.. new era was dawuluL III
the mountain count %, West Virginia
and 10 is mo-, improbable that Randolph
county will be- benefited thereby. Most
o. car people have given Mr. Davis every
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT tu extend the road, aud
Suu.r ut our most substantial farmers have
,Iguiliri their willingness To give the road
the right OF way through their farms.
which shows a hhCrri spirit on their part
Ex-senator Camden has = great many
fri,udS I'M this section who denouuce the
New York JOrid for ii, recent article Iu
regard 70 hun ana the "iIon.' shelton l.
Rr.rr. aud which was published IN fu-
DAYS REGISTER "Sheit' has always
been looked upon in this section, where he
i, well known, - singular. To put 1t
mildly. and in his}yOuthful days aS a pre-
rnriuls how senator Camden tuthiuliy
SAWS that hn sent him the money 10 relieve
his necessities. Similar acts Ul charity on
his part have come under the observation
of your correspondent, and were rendered
7 To ulrrIeS who had duue him 40 particular
I,yorS. hut simply the acts OF kind
hearted man. who had "a sympathetic feel.
/ ing tor the necessities OF u fellow being.
/ The article in question is more drive at
/ the Democratic party OF West Virginia
/ than at Senator Camden.
/ The Teachers Institute, with Prot. {.
SIP, conductor. meets here to-day, which
/ w'll bring the prdagogues ont in force.
I Beverly ) enjoying building boom ia's
summer. Several buildings are being
erected ami others in contemplation
/ N,rur r. p. K Brown, o! PhlllppI, is
here ON legal business aud visiting friends
Beverly has almost brcn crowded this
SIMMER with visitors, not only from the
adjoining counties but beyond the limits
of the state Some aro looking after lands
with virw OF purchasing, aud others Tor
Measure and recreation. We have three
/ excellent hotels whose accommodations
arr ample tof AL who may come, with
nurc water aud flesh mountain breeze
/ Beverly Will compare iHyonhly with any